Man held as girl found

A MAN who was arrested in connection with a missing teenage girl has appeared before a district court. Pitulan Anghel (28) was charged under the theft and fraud offences act following his arrest at a flat on the Portlaoise Road in Mountrath, Co Laois, on Saturday night.

A MAN who was arrested in connection with a missing teenage girl has appeared before a district court. Pitulan Anghel (28) was charged under the theft and fraud offences act following his arrest at a flat on the Portlaoise Road in Mountrath, Co Laois, on Saturday night.

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Man held as girl found

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A MAN who was arrested in connection with a missing teenage girl has appeared before a district court. Pitulan Anghel (28) was charged under the theft and fraud offences act following his arrest at a flat on the Portlaoise Road in Mountrath, Co Laois, on Saturday night.

Gardai had issued an appeal for Netradica Anghel (15), who was missing from her family home in Britain since last Wednesday. She has been found safe and well. The man will appear at Portlaoise court this week.

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Twenty marching bands from across Ireland, Europe and the US performed. The Redemptorist Centre of Music Concert Band, from Limerick, won the Best Local Band category, while Dublin's Clondalkin Brass and Reed Youth Band was given the prize for Best Uniform.